0.8 Progress Tutor - Southport, United Kingdom - Southport College

Southport College

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Southport, United Kingdom

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Description

0.8 Progress Tutor - Term Time Only

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The role:

The post of Progress Tutor involves working across a range of level 1, 2 and 3 curriculum areas.

The post holder will be responsible for delivering the College's tutorial programme to full-time students as well as monitoring student progress and attendance across their course.

This includes providing students with a high level of support, monitoring progress and facilitating sound careers advice and guidance.

This will involve delivering weekly group tutorials, contributing to pastoral and careers related workshops and conducting and recording regular high quality one-to-one reviews supporting high achievement and progression.

The post holder may be required to work across both College sites.

Responsible to:

The postholder is responsible to the Head of Studies.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities:

To contribute towards the delivery of the College induction programme including late starters.
To deliver themed group sessions as directed.
To manage and support a case load of students, meeting on a onetoone and group basis (approximately 9 groups) to ensure excellent attendance and progress.
To operate the College's 'Maintaining Student Responsibility' policy.
Monitor student attendance in line with College targets, setting supportive and stretching SMART targets for students where necessary.
Monitor the progress of students based on targets set including the valueadded tracking system on ProMonitor, providing every student with focused 1:1 reviews.
To liaise with course teams and undertake systematic reviewing of student progress and welfare.
Contribute to student reports and review with students on a onetoone basis.
To assist in setting minimum target grades and aspirational targets and recording achievement using the College's ProMonitor system, including individual learning plans for students.
Liaise with parents including the promotion of the parent portal use.
To support students in appropriate aspects of progression planning, including UCAS, Apprenticeship and employment.
To provide references for students as applicable.
To regularly attend Department and team meetings and relevant staff development.
To liaise with Student Engagement Officers, Learning Support, and other internal and external agencies as appropriate.
Attend scheduled parents' evenings and promotional College events.
To provide information relating to course or College wide events.
To actively promote and contribute to the Learner Voice mechanisms
The post holder may be required to cover additional classes during the year, to cover staff shortages / sickness where appropriate.
Administrative tasks as appropriate to the post.

The above duties are indicative of the requirements of the post at the time of recruitment.

It is management policy that roles and responsibilities are reviewed on a regular basis leading to possible modifications where appropriate.

Staff may be asked to undertake other duties as may be reasonably required commensurate with the post, at the initial place of work or at other locations from which the College operates.

The Person:

Qualifications and Attainments:
Essential/Desirable & Method of
Assessment**An appropriate teacher training certificate (or willingness to work towards within 2 years) E A

Level 3 Support or careers qualification (or willingness to work towards within 2 years) E A

Level 2 qualification in Numeracy and Literacy (or willingness to undertake and achieve within 2 years). E A

Have undertaken safeguarding training in the last 12 months E A

Experience
Experience in delivering relevant student support E I

Experience of working in FE E A

Experience of working with students aged 16-18 E AS / I

Knowledge, Skills and Attributes
Excellent communication / interpersonal skills E AS

Ability to generate and prioritise own workload E A

Ability to work in team E A

Ability to maintain accurate records E A

Ability to work collaboratively internally and externally E A

Ability to achieve objectives and meet targets E I

Commitment to equal opportunities and continuous improvement E AS

Willingness to work flexibly E A

Excellent IT, administration and organisational skills E A

A commitment to the College's programme of delivering a high level of support E AS

Good knowledge of current trends in education and FE in particular D I

A commitment to support students in terms of retention and achievement E I

Knowledge and understanding of the barriers students may face in achieving their goals E I

Ability to work in a way that promotes the safety and wellbeing of children & young people E I

To work in accordance with and promote the College's Staff Charter, "Our Values" E I

Be prepared to undertake staff development E I

Willingness to commit to adhering to college policies and procedures with regards to Safeguarding, Prevent